NOTES:

· This Week’s Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet at Indianapolis Motor Speedway … Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 254 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This is a new car for the 2008 season that Harvick raced to a third-place finish two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway.

· Stat Facts … In seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Harvick has earned one win (2003), one pole (2003), three top-five and five top-10 finishes. Additionally, the 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner has earned a 13.6 starting average and a 7.7 finishing average and has completed all 1,121 laps of competition.

· Points Check … Harvick jumped to ninth in the NSCS point standings with his third-place finish two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway. The 32-year-old driver trails eighth-place Matt Kenseth by nine points, 10 points behind Greg Biffle in seventh, 79 markers behind Jeff Gordon in sixth and 186 points out of the top five.

· RCR at Indianapolis … In 14 previous Sprint Cup races at IMS, RCR has posted two poles (Harvick 2003, Jeff Burton 2006) two wins (Earnhardt 1995, Harvick 2003), eight top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also been running at the finish of every Allstate 400 at The Brickyard dating back to the inaugural race in 1994.

· Just Past Halfway … After the first 19 races on the 36-race Sprint Cup Series schedule, Harvick has notched three top-five and six top-10 finishes. He’s logged a 17.1 starting average coupled with a 14.9 finishing average. The 2007 Daytona 500 winner has completed 5,514 of the 5,692 (96.9 percent) laps run this season and led four times for 88 laps.

· Still Running … Harvick has not recorded a DNF (did not finish) in 63 consecutive races, which is the modern era record (1972-present). Harvick’s RCR teammate Clint Bowyer currently has the second-longest active streak of 56 consecutive races without a DNF.

· 269 and Counting … Harvick will make his 270th-career Sprint Cup Series start this weekend at IMS. Dating back to February 26, 2001 the Bakersfield, Calif., native has earned 11 wins, five poles, 52 top-five (19 percent) and 107 top-10 finishes (40 percent). He has led 2,878 laps and earned just over $45 million in purse money. Over those 269 starts, Harvick has logged a 17.7 starting average and a 15.6 finishing average. The 11-time Sprint Cup Series winner has been running at the finish in 256 of those 269 races and finished on the lead lap 172 times.

· Big Winner … Harvick became the first NSCS driver to win the TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. The 2006 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion took the lead on lap 133 and drove off to victory despite two late caution flags.

· RCR this Season … In 55 starts this season, RCR-prepared Sprint Cup Series entries have notched two wins (Burton – Bristol and Bowyer – Richmond), 10 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.,-based race team has completed 17,201 laps in 2008 with four different drivers including Bowyer, Burton, Harvick and Ken Schrader. Meanwhile, RCR teams have logged 23,174 miles of competition this season and been on top of the leaderboard for 300 laps.

· Chevy Day at The Brickyard … Harvick will participate in Chevy Day at the Brickyard Friday, July 25 from 10 a.m.-noon in the IMS infield. The Shell-Pennzoil driver will provide media and Chevrolet consumers “hot laps” around the historic 2.5-mile race track. He will also race remote controlled cars, participate in a fan question and answer session and sign autographs. RCR president and CEO Richard Childress, along with Harvick’s teammates Scott Wimmer, Burton and Bowyer, will also be on-hand for the morning’s activities.

· Kevin Harvick Live … Harvick will appear at the Chevy Stage for a question and answer session on Sunday, July 27 from 10:20-10:35 a.m. The Chevy stage will be located in the east lot of the Hall of Fame Museum in the track’s infield.

· Meet the Crew … The No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil over-the-wall crew will sign autographs Sunday, July 27 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Chevy display. While at the Chevy display, fans can also check out the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado as well as the line up of fuel efficient vehicles that go from gas friendly to gas free. Additionally, fans can take the Chevy Challenge and receive a Team Chevy souvenir.

· Meet the Press … Harvick will be available for interviews at the Plaza Village Pavilion, located behind the Pagoda, on Friday, July 25 at 1:10 p.m.

· Don’t Miss A Beat … This weekend Harvick’s Shell-Pennzoil Chevy will be one of four cars featured on DIRECTV’s HotPass Coverage. With a channel dedicated solely to the Shell-Pennzoil Racing team during the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, fans will be able to watch all the action through DIRECTV’s multiple camera angles, real-time car telemetry and listen to in-car audio communication. NASCAR HotPass, only on DIRECTV, features four driver channels including dedicated announcers for each team. The service, combined with race day telecasts and NASCAR.com coverage, gives fans the most comprehensive and powerful NASCAR experience possible. Harvick’s team will be showcased on DIRECTV channel 793 and DIRECTV’s HD channel 798.

· Up to Speed … Live television coverage of the 15th running of Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take the green flag Sunday, July 27 beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on ESPN. The race will also be broadcast on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 20th point’s-paying race on the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series calendar will be televised live on ESPN2 Saturday, July 26 beginning at 10 a.m. EDT and will also be broadcast live on the IMS Radio Network and Sirius Satellite Radio.

KEVIN HARVICK QUOTES:

Where does your win at Indianapolis rank in terms of your career accomplishments?

“Winning at Indy ranks right up there with winning the Daytona 500. I grew up an open wheel fan and a huge fan of Rick Mears and always wanted to race in the Indy 500. Winning at Indianapolis was pretty special and every time we go there it’s just the history and the mystique of the whole race track that I enjoy. You’ve got the old grandstand and covers, just everything about Indy is just neat for everybody.”

What will it take to get back in Victory Lane at Indianapolis?

“Track position is really important. Obviously you have to have the whole package. You need horsepower, you need your car to handle good and you have to put yourself in the right position with 25 or 30 laps to go. You also have to capitalize on the last pit stop and be able to have good track position at the end of the race to have a chance to win.”

What are your thoughts on the season so far?

“I think performance-wise it’s been very good, we’ve just had a lot of things go wrong. I think it shows the maturity and the experience of the team to keep ourselves in contention to be where we need to be and still have as many things go wrong as we’ve had go wrong. So performance-wise, I think it’s been a pretty good year so far.”

What do you think you guys need to do the second half of the season to compete for a championship?

“I don’t think we need to do one particular thing better. I think it’s just trying to get the momentum on our side and get things going our way. I think if we can get the momentum to shift our way and stay away from the other 42 cars we’ll be in pretty good shape.”